Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vancouver Canucks
Regular season · Sunday, October 9, 1983 · Pacific Coliseum
Game summary
The Vancouver Canucks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4 on Sunday, October 9, 1983 at Pacific Coliseum. The Maple Leafs outshot the Canucks 31–30.
Tony Tanti scored twice. Cam Neely, Dan Daoust, Doug Halward, John Anderson, Peter Ihnacak, Thomas Gradin, Lars Lindgren, Patrik Sundstrom and Bill Stewart also scored.
Richard Brodeur made 27 saves on 31 shots for the win; Rick St. Croix stopped 23 of 30.
Scoring
1st period
Tony Tanti (4)Kevin McCarthy (5), Patrik Sundstrom (2)0–105:22 VAN
Cam Neely (1)Thomas Gradin (4), Darcy Rota (3)0–207:04 VAN
Dan Daoust (2)Borje Salming (1), John Anderson (3)1–209:21 TOR ·
2nd period
Doug Halward (1)Unassisted1–306:06 VAN · - Tony Tanti (5)Patrik Sundstrom (3)1–409:38 VAN
John Anderson (2)Gary Leeman (1)2–409:52 TOR
Peter Ihnacak (2)Walt Poddubny (3), Borje Salming (2)3–418:59 TOR ·
3rd period
Thomas Gradin (2)Kevin McCarthy (6), Stan Smyl (3)3–503:05 VAN · 
Lars Lindgren (1)Patrik Sundstrom (4), Tony Tanti (2)3–610:07 VAN
Patrik Sundstrom (3)Rick Lanz (3), Tony Tanti (3)3–710:47 VAN
Bill Stewart (1)Rick Vaive (2)4–718:59 TOR
Team stats
TORVAN
3130
0%0%
2/62/6
2423
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 7:49 into the first period
Tony Tanti · roughing2 min - 10:47 into the first period
Terry Martin · tripping2 min - 19:30 into the first periodDarcy Rota · tripping2 min
- 4:27 into the second periodJim Benning · slashing2 min
- 5:32 into the second periodJim Korn · slashing2 min
- 8:11 into the second periodBill Stewart · holding2 min
- 8:27 into the second periodDarcy Rota · holding2 min
- 15:44 into the second periodDoug Halward · hooking2 min
- 17:34 into the second periodHarold Snepsts · cross checking2 min
- 18:13 into the second periodKevin McCarthy · elbowing2 min
- 1:45 into the third periodBill Stewart · hooking2 min
- 9:52 into the third periodRick Vaive · holding2 min
- 9:52 into the third periodJim Nill · holding2 min
- 13:24 into the third periodStew Gavin · high sticking2 min
- 13:24 into the third periodStew Gavin · fighting5 min
- 13:24 into the third periodGary Lupul · high sticking2 min
- 13:24 into the third periodGary Lupul · fighting5 min
- 17:35 into the third periodJim Korn · fighting5 min
- 17:35 into the third periodStan Smyl · roughing2 min
Season series
Toronto Maple Leafs
| 10John AndersonR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 21Borje SalmingD | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 4Gary LeemanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 8Walt PoddubnyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 4 | – |
| 18Peter IhnacakC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 22Rick VaiveR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 24Dan DaoustC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 17Bill StewartD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 7Greg TerrionC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9Stew GavinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 15Billy HarrisR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 19Bill DerlagoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 23Pat GrahamL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 25Terry MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 32Frank NigroC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 3Jim BenningD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 11Gaston GingrasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 20Jim KornD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rick St. CroixG | L | 30 | 7 | .767 |
| 29Mike PalmateerG | 0 | 0 | – |
Vancouver Canucks
| 9Tony TantiR | 2 | 2 | 4 | +4 | 4 | – |
| 17Patrik SundstromC | 1 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 2 | – |
| 23Thomas GradinC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 25Kevin McCarthyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 18Darcy RotaL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 21Cam NeelyR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2Doug HalwardD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 4Rick LanzD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 13Lars LindgrenD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 7Gary LupulC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 8Jim NillR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 14Jere GillisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Mark KirtonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Ron DelormeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 28Marc CrawfordL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 5Garth ButcherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 27Harold SnepstsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31John GarrettG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Richard BrodeurG | W | 31 | 4 | .871 |